Omar, Cindy and Noah's updates

9 month checkup!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-11-16T14:09:02-08:00

On Friday, Noah went in for his nine month checkup. The doctor says he looks very active, very well developed, and very smart! He now weighs about 24 lbs., and grew 3 whole inches since his last visit! He is now 30 inches! He does seem so much taller, and we can tell because he can reach so much more! Noah is still in 95+ percentile, and fell just on the border of the 90 percentile for his weight, but is still very healthy. The doctor says his weight is fine since he is so active now. All good news to mommy and daddy! Oh and sadly he had to get the flu shot and another routine one, but he was so brave! We are so proud of our angel.

Always read to kids, They love it

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-11-12T19:21:53-08:00

Every kid likes to read, and this is proof.

9 Months!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-11-11T23:21:16-08:00

Momma is still in denial that her little baby is getting bigger! It's gone by WAY too fast! He is picking up his own food now and actually eating it instead of smashing it in his hand and dropping it, as he was doing a few weeks ago. He is really good at drinking out of his sippy cup. He makes mommy and daddy laugh so much when he squints...we say ojitios - and he will squint, it's the cutest thing. Then he gives his parents so many kisses, we love our baby boy so much.

Look through the album to find almost two weeks of new pictures! Sorry for not posting anything! It took a bit to settle back home. Ohhh...how we missed home! Sending our hello's to family and friends, keep leaving your comments, we like to read them. Gracias!

Our trip to Oregon...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-11-11T21:12:04-08:00

Last Friday we took our first family road trip and first trip ever! Yeah I know it only took nine months you must be saying. We have gone places...but not as far as Lincoln City, Oregon (on the 101 coast). We must say that our baby did so well! He was an angel and a big boy in the car seat. He only got a bit frustrated at the end, reaching the resort only because it was pitch dark outside. He was so happy to get to the room...and uhhmm remodel!

We did get to check out a few shops, but it was just too windy to get Noah outside and risk him getting a bad cold! Momma took most of the pictures, recorded some on the camcorder, while baby did the following - slept. Oh and daddy drove of course! We picked some new toys for Noah, but he won't get them until Christmas...but we didn't have to pay taxes - yippie! We were glad to be home safe with our little angel.

Happy Halloween!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-11-01T00:38:15-07:00

For Halloween we planned to take Noah to our local mall and hopefully meet up with abuelito Lopez'. We went to trick or treat at the mall but grandparents couldn't make it. We did get a lot of candy....I mean Noah got a lot of candy and we were able to see his grandparents later that evening. Here are some pictures from Halloween Eve (Noah and daddy carving Noah's pumpkin) and Halloween day. Hope everyone had a great day!

Fall Portraits...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-28T23:35:11-07:00

On Sunday we took advantage of some of the last nice sunny days and took Noah outside to play with the leaves and get some pictures - that is if he would allow us! Luckily, the sun was out, the leaves were pretty, and our baby cooperated for just enough shots. It started to get chilly really quick so we came back inside to get warm. Check out the latest pictures of our baby Noah.

Trick or Treat! Part 1!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-25T23:42:27-07:00

Today we had plans to see his abuelito Alvarado's and then do some trick or treating in Burien.....closer to their place. We had planned it for a few weeks and invited Omar's family, unfortunately his abuelita got a very unplanned flu and had to sit it out. They stayed home and couldn't hang out with their grandson. Luckily, tia Yuri came along! She was a big help...as it was the three of us walking him from store to store for a few blocks. Noah had fun, but I think his parents had way more fun watching their baby trick or treat for the first time! We will never forget these precious moments. The day was chilly but the sun made the day and walk really nice. We got a lot of pictures, but most importantly.... a lot of memories. After getting candy, for baby of course, we stopped to see his abuelitos. Since abuelita was really sick and baby was really tired we had to cut the visit short...there is always next time though!

Ohh, and we called this Trick or treat, part 1 because we hope to take him to our local mall on Halloween night - with abuelito Lopez'. We hope everyone is healthy then! Check out the pictures and keep leaving your comments, we enjoy reading them. Hola a todos!

Pumpkin Patch Day!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-18T22:52:51-07:00

Yeah!!! We made it to the pumpkin patch today! After doing our morning errands, Noah took a good long nap, ate lunch, and off we went - down to the pumpkin patch! We couldn't have asked for a nicer fall afternoon. The sun was bright and no rain in sight! It was still breezy, but the sun helped keep baby warm. Our stroll among the pumpkins was really fun, we enjoyed watching Noah touch the pumpkins and not know what to do. We brought back a few pumpkins and a lot of memories. Ohh...we stopped by abuelito Lopez' also! Check out the pictures from our busy but memorable day. Tomorrow we are trying to go see his other abuelito's and his tia Lilah.

Pictures taken at the intersection of 277th and 167

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We are blessed everyday!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-18T00:41:31-07:00

We can't say it enough....we have been blessed with our baby Noah. He makes us smile everyday and shows us something new that he does each day as well. The last few days Noah has been doing a lot more talking...ok so it's baby talk...but parents always understand! We are so grateful that he eats well, sleeps well (especially at night), and is healthy and happy. We are looking forward to a relaxing weekend as a family. We are hoping to go to a pumpkin patch on Saturday, it will probably be muddy, but we hope for no rain while out on the field! Check out some new pictures for this week!

Our baby is 8 months!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-13T01:06:51-07:00

Our Noah turned 8 months on Saturday...as his daddy mentioned. We had a nice and relaxing weekend. Saturday we went out for breakfast and then to the market, but I forgot my camera in the car. Then we went home for Noah's nap and then headed to the mall and REI! Daddy picked up a really nice fleece vest and mittens for baby...their fall sale ended this weekend. Then we went to have lunch at Sushiland! Mommy and daddy haven't treated themselves to sushi in way too long! Noah was sooo good...he's such a happy baby, he makes complete strangers smile! Sunday we saw his abuelito Alvarado's and it was his tia's birthday a few days ago...so he went to wish her a happy one! Hopefully he can see his abuelito Lopez' this week. Check out the many new pictures! Keep sending us your comments, we enjoy reading them. Hola ha todos!

Happy Birthday Tia Fach

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-12T14:29:02-07:00

This weeks pictures

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-12T09:07:11-07:00

Our boy turned 8 months and he's still the happy boy we've been talking about all this time. Yesterday we went to the mall to get some stuff for him, he got some clothes and toys. I love this boy that's always wanting to go with me. We are trying to visit the granp's today,

Our busy baby...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-07T23:14:58-07:00

...is sure getting around! He suddenly forgot what sitting and laying down are. He only knows crawling and standing...and trying to move when he stands. We are starting to walk him around as he seems to be so strong. Noah seems to be in a hurry to do so many things. Today he finally let go from where he was standing holding on to try and sit, but I think he may have gotten scared and pretty much went face first! Whenever he falls he looks to momma for a reaction. I can't overreact or else he will cry, so this time I cheered him on and congratulated him on letting go and getting back down to the ground, he smiled....instead of panicked. He always enjoys us reading to him, I'm glad he likes his books. He enjoys when momma blasts the music for him during the day, he will fall asleep surprisingly! He likes helping momma and daddy whenever he can, he's momma's big helper when daddy is at work.

Check out lots of new pictures! Here are some where he is sitting...these are harder to get!

We had a nice weekend

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-10-05T23:12:13-07:00

This weekend was busy, having to do our stuff and visiting the family. We mainly stayed home because of the rain. We still went to the farmers market, got some fruit for Noah and then went to get more clothes for him too. He's growing alot and leaving his baby clothes. Yesterday he was very needy, his right canine tooth is still coming out and he's very unconfortable. He likes me to rock him to sleep every night. He's very active during the day, and we are always tired by the end of the day. It doesn't matter how much he's hurting or how unconfortable, he always gives us a big smile and a kiss when he sees us. We love our boy.

Noah es un niño muy inteligente

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-09-28T13:35:38-07:00

Noah ha descubierto muchas cosas últimamente. Empezó a gatear, y también empezó a mirar las conexiones de luz. Cuando lo ponemos cerca de los interruptores de la luz, le gusta prender y apagar. También le gusta sentarse conmigo cuando estoy en la computadora. Conoce muchas cosas por su nombre. Tiene juguetes que sabe donde están siempre, cuando oye el nombre busca ese lugar. Fan, Perro, Cortina, ventana, comida. También le gusta leer.

Our Saturday...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-09-27T23:36:11-07:00

Today was finally a relaxing day, although we went out and went to a wedding. Noah's aunt Andrea's brother was getting married...if you understood that! It was a nice wedding. In the morning we went to our local farmers market and picked up some fresh fruit for Noah. Then we headed to our Supermall down the hill about ten minutes away and had lunch there. Check out the pictures from today.

The weekend!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-09-26T22:51:13-07:00

We are all happy the weekend is finally here! As for last weekend we saw both sets of abuelitos and picked up some new toys for Noah and two new warm hats....it's starting to get chilly! We baked cookies and just hung out relaxing. This weekend we have some places to go and we are hoping to attend a wedding. We'll try to go to the market on Saturday morning as our baby Noah is out of pears, peaches (almost), and apples! His daddy weighed him after his bath and although it isn't exact, we think Noah now weighs 25lbs or more!! We both have noticed he has grown in length for sure! Our baby is growing so fast. Momma loves that he will give me kisses out of no where, he knows that I love when he gives momma love! It's so sweet, he does it with dada too!

As for other things, we've been following the news about WaMu....pretty sad. We have mutual friends still at the company and our thoughts are with you all during this crazy time. Hope you are all able to leave it behind for the weekend and enjoy some time with family and friends.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Our little family!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-09-26T00:28:40-07:00

Here we are! Our baby boy continues to cruise around! We will begin baby proofing this weekend! Hola a todos! Check out the new pictures....momma finally caught up!

Our 'Moose' Valuable Player!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-09-22T00:36:47-07:00

Check out some new pictures! It's been busy lately and our poor baby is still teething. He seems to want to walk soon, we are all saying he will by ten months...but we'll see! I will try to blog about our weekend soon!

New things...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-09-19T23:16:12-07:00

Noah and family have been doing well. Our baby is definetly keeping us busy. He has understood that crawling will get him places he shouldn't be....so he has learned how to crawl fast! He hardly lays down anymore...he either sits, stands or crawls to some interesting thing. Daddy brushed his teeth for the first time the other day....it was so cute, and Noah loves his teeth being brushed - surprisingly. This past week, Noah and momma did a lot of walking, or actually momma did a lot of walking! Noah was sleeping for over an hour outside on our walk - however fall is approaching fast so we'll have to take our walks to the mall. Check out some new pictures, I am still trying to catch up! Hello to our families in California!

Catch up...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-09-11T23:35:47-07:00

It's been a long time since momma has written anything, and I can say so much here now but I will try to keep it semi-short so that you can read! Our baby turned 7 months today...actually JUST a few minutes ago!

Things he has done lately...or his firsts are: He had spaghetti for the first time on Tuesday and he stood up to the couch by himself! He is crawling...but hasn't really realized he can actually get farther than he thinks! His teeth are coming so fast! He has 4 teeth coming out on top! He already has his bottom two! He loves to geek out like his daddy and still loves his books. Only a few pictures have been uploaded this week, however we plan to upload a lot more next week! Keep leaving your comments, Noah enjoys reading them!

We love our baby so much and we are a very blessed little family!

Our boy is 7 months!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-09-11T23:14:07-07:00

Happy Birthday our baby boy! We love you!

Photos of things we've done lately

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-08-30T22:13:27-07:00

Last weekend...
We went to Ofelia's birthday party, she turned 2. Click on pictures to see more, larger.

It's been 20 days...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-08-29T05:35:03-07:00

Since our last posting, we have been busy with Noah, his top teeth are coming out and he's been really needy. We are making his food every weekend for the week. still loving his apples, "peaches up in here". Last week he tried lentils for the first time. I made them the way my mom used to make them for us when we were little. We processed them and put them through a sifter to get rid of the skin. He loved it.

Our family....

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-08-10T22:56:14-07:00

This is momma's posting...trying to catch up to daddy's multiple postings! What can I say about our family? I know I am very lucky to have a wonderful, loving, very hardworking husband, and such a great daddy to our baby! I am also lucky to have my little Noah...he is the best - the love I have for him is something I have never felt. Two words to express how I feel about my family....very blessed!

Noah is standing more and still working on his sitting. We were finally successful in finding him a space saver high chair that Noah will actually fit! He likes it too...and he still has room to grow into it. Now he eats at the table between his daddy and myself. He tried butternut squash last week and liked it. We picked up a new baby recipe book, so hopefully we can start making more yummy fresh food for baby. He finally had some apple juice for the first time this morning as well, and as expected - he liked it!

This weekend was another busy but very fun and relaxing weekend...if you can believe that! We did a lot of errands we had to, Noah finally went swimming with his daddy, but most importantly....we spent a lot of time - just the three of us. Noah is getting so much more active and he puts out his arms for both mommy and daddy...it's the sweetest.

Here is a sneak peak of some new pictures. Check more of them out on flickr!

Pool time

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-08-10T19:25:04-07:00

Noah's first swim, we will be going on a regular basis at least once or twice a week. He loved swimming with me.

Almost 6 months

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-08-10T11:20:55-07:00

Noah, will be 6 months tomorrow. Today we are going swimming to the local community pool, depending on how he does we may sign him up for swimming lessons. He loves splashing on the tub so he may just enjoy it.
This weekend, we had another busy one. We went to the farmer's market and bought him some veggies, he loves carrots, peaches, butternut squash, apples. We got some sweet peaches, they were cooked this morning and they are sweeter even than the ones they sell at the store. We are buying a whole box next week so we can save some for the peachless season. So Noah doesn't miss out. Last Thursday we also visited his Alvarado Abuelitos, he was a good boy with them but got tired and fell asleep they gave him a CD with classic songs, the ones I grew up with, available in iTunes. On Friday, we went to his Lopez' Abuelitos they had dinner for us and his cousins were there, they had just got back from Disneyland and brought him his "ears" He loves to have them on. We have a 6 month check up and shots for him on Friday, so I'll have a short day at work. I think Cindy will be posting something this week but if not we will post something next weekend.

Busy Saturday!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-08-05T00:24:18-07:00

On Saturday we went to our local farmer's market to get baby his fresh carrots, some peaches, and some fresh basil - to make pesto...for mommy and daddy! Later that afternoon we were going to Noah's aunt Paloma's birthday party. We almost didn't make it as Noah didn't nap...luckily he passed out as soon as he was in his carseat! We all wished Paloma a wonderful birthday...even if it was a few weeks late! Then Noah got to hang out with his Tia Lilah. We hadn't seen her in months! They were sooo cute together! Noah would hold her hand...and they did baby talk! It was sweet.

Here is Lilah, Noah and Tia Teresa (LIlah's mom)

Going to Target!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-08-01T23:46:36-07:00

We went out to Target and then to the Metropolitan Market to get Noah chicken and spinach. We plan to make chicken soup for him Saturday morning and then we'll puree it. He really likes it. Here is Noah getting comfy for the short ride!

Our growing baby

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-31T00:10:52-07:00

As Omar mentioned, baby Noah is sleeping more. He might be needing all this sleep for all the growing he is doing. Sometimes I look at our baby and he looks so big! He is nearing his half birthday and he is making his parents proud everyday! We go for his six month checkup in about two weeks. He continues to eat very well! He enjoys his whole grain cereal now. We have added this to give him a change from rice cereal, so he doesn't get too bored of one. He really likes his breakfast with fruit. We hope to get him sweet peas or green beans this weekend, maybe spinach in chicken broth - he loved the chicken broth we made for him last weekend.

Well, check out the new pictures of our growing baby boy!

Sleepy head

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-30T22:34:19-07:00

Since Noah started solids, he's been sleeping more. Yesterday he slept all night, and woke up at 11 am. Cindy called me at work to let me know and she was concerned but turns out he's just getting enough nutrients to get him by and his body is resting more for the development he's going trough. He keeps sleeping lots.

Our productive weekend

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-27T19:16:07-07:00

This weekend was a very productive weekend. We caught up on all of our pending things. We went to Babies R Us to get our growing boy new things he needs. He no longer fits on his bouncer and needs a booster seat for his meals. Since he has been eating his chicken, veggies, fruits. He loves his home made apple sauce. We made a batch of fuji apples and he loved it. I went to the grocery store and the freshest apples I found were Gala apples. they are not as sweet as Fuji's but thew are super fresh. Cindy loves to make his (Noah) baby food, in the food processor. I got him some pears but we forgot them on the stove and burnt them.
He got an activity station by Baby Einstein, he loved it we got him his booster seat but he's too big for it and will have to return it this week. We went to check out OR they have a quarterly sale, We like it because of their quality outdoor stuff. We are specially interested in rain gear for the cold season.

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-27T19:16:07-07:00

Sushi!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-26T00:23:32-07:00

I think it's been over a month since Omar and I had sushi! We went today and even baby is beginning to learn! We had fun...this was the second time Noah sat in a high chair. He's been okay so far. This weekend we are looking forward to some family time - the three of us.

Went to abuelito Lopez

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-24T23:18:20-07:00

Abuelitos are back! So we were invited over to dinner and Ed and the kids were there too. We had albondiga...although it was a warm day...it was still yummy. Noah and momma went for a good walk today too - he likes the outdoors. Here is daddy and Noah on the way out. They are so handsome! Check out the new pictures and keep leaving comments, we like reading them!

Dinner with uncles and cousins!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-19T00:40:49-07:00

Even though abuelitos Lopez' are out of town...we still went to have dinner over there and gathered with Dina, Trey, Rey, Ed, Andrea and the kids. I like this picture - although Maya looks unhappy, it was just that she was VERY busy watching her show on t.v. I like the way my baby boy is leaning on his older boy cousin. How sweet.

First Hike!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-13T06:38:08-07:00

On Saturday we took advantage of the nice warm weekend and went out on our first family hike! It wasn't extremely difficult...but it was a start. We walked around Discovery Park. Noah loved hanging out on daddy's back and watching everything. He liked our time just sitting under a tree by the water - it was good family time. Afterwards, we went to Alki to eat fish and chips for lunch...yum! Oh then we picked up Noah's new convertible car seat. Yes, he already outgrew his infant car seat - but this new nice one should last us up until 65lbs. Sigh...he's growing up so fast.

5 Months Old!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-11T22:57:47-07:00

While we don't have an official baby scale, we do have a regular scale that told us Noah is now 19 lbs! He looks longer to both mommy and daddy but we won't know exactly how long until his next scheduled appointment at 6 months. In the meantime, he has had some major things going on! His two bottom teeth are more clearly showing, and the top gums are getting more swollen. He said "daddy" only a little bit ago...it was cute, yes even though momma was like ...what? I still love the fact that he beams up whenever Omar or I walk up to him. He is doing well with the solids...and we are going to keep adding to his menu! Come back and keep reading!

Noah said Daddy!!!!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-11T22:52:03-07:00

Noah is 5 monts today in about 18 minutes, and at short of 5 months he's already made daddy proud more than once. Today as he was playing with momma, he said Dadda! We heard it and encouraged to keep saying and he kept repeating. We were very proud of our boy. Momma was sad but happy, she was proud of our boy too.

Gotta love these dimples!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-10T01:31:45-07:00

Who can resist??

So independant!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-10T01:29:25-07:00

Our little Noah is building his character! He likes to hold his own bottle, roll over on his own...and now - even hold his own books!

My big boy

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-09T19:41:34-07:00

Rolling around!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-07-03T00:22:17-07:00

Noah has officially mastered turning over on the bed! We have to be extra careful now! That means momma leaves him in his crib even when running to just wash my hands. I don't want to risk him falling off of our bed...that would hurt...and probably hurt me more! Here he is making momma smile ...like always! OH...and I think you can see his bottom teeth in it! Just barely...but I can see them.

A hot day!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-28T23:44:47-07:00

Today was another hot day...I think it was mid-80's...okay nothing compared to what our family in CA is going through...but this is Seattle. :) In the morning we went to our local farmers market and then had lunch. We waited for Noah to take a nap then it was just way too hot to stay in the house so we went to the coolest place we could think of - The Auburn Super Mall! Noah needed some more light clothes so we wanted to go check out some stores...we found some good onesies for him - of course 18+months in everything! I don't know what my baby will be wearing when he turns one year old...lol! Here is myself and baby at the market. He is finally getting a tan on those light colored feet!

We love our boy...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-28T00:12:23-07:00

...even when he has his rough days where he doesn't nap very well - he still melts our hearts! Here he is sporting his outfit from his uncle in Los Angeles.

Noah Today

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-23T23:20:29-07:00

Other than his checkup last week, our baby is doing new things almost everyday. He is laughing, grasping things very well (like holding his bottle), and beginning to copy our actions. One day about two weeks ago..I was just trying to entertain him by patting my knee...when he surprised me by doing the exact same thing! He really enjoys when we read to him and enjoys his flash cards too. Oh...and solids haven't been a problem so far - thank goodness! He is mmm-ing at bananas and rice cereal so far. We will introduce a vegetable by this weekend perhaps. We'll tell you how that goes! Also, his daddy got him his own set of spoons and bowls...yes we know...our baby is spoiled.

Four month check up

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-23T19:45:41-07:00

The checkup went well. Noah is 95 + percentile on everything! He was 18lbs 5oz and almost 28 inches! The doctor says that he is very strong and seems like a really healthy baby boy...or big boy as she said. Oh...and the doctor checked his teeth! The two bottom teeth are coming out...they are already visible. Everything went well at the visit...well - until his shots! It was sad as always...he wasn't happy with the nurse - I don't blame him. Here he was...before the shots.

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-23T19:45:39-07:00

Los dientes estan aqui!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-18T21:18:56-07:00

This morning, Cindy sent me an SMS telling me that Noah needs solids, she had been doing some reading about babies first food. To be exact she was going trough a book that Andrea gave us (Andrea is her Sister in law). She told me that Noah was showing all the signs of a baby that is wanting food. I, of course got super excited. When I got home Cindy made dinner and we had dinner at the table. Later she reminded me of something she had mentioned earlier and I didn't really make much of it. She said Noah's teeth are coming out. I checked his mouth and sure enough, they were showing. I got even more excited. Earlier though we also gave him his first taste of "real food", I gave him some banana, he didn't' know what to make of it. He felt the flavor and started swallowing. He didn't have any reactions (yet) so we will keep feeding him some. I guess today is a big milestone in Noah's life, Congratulations my son!

and...Happy Father's Day!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-15T01:36:51-07:00

Hope it's special!
Love, your family!

Happy Birthday daddy!!!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-15T00:10:32-07:00

We hope that it is a good birthday for you! You deserve the best always!
Love, Noah and your wife!

I am 4 months old!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-11T22:02:33-07:00

Hello!
¡Hola a todos!

Noah is 4 months today!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-10T23:51:19-07:00

Our baby boy has been battling a bad stomach virus, however, he is finally starting to show signs of improvement. Nothing other than a lot of diaper changes has been wrong with him, but it has been sad to see. He has been in such great spirits despite his illness. He is liking the sit up position more...although he is still struggling a bit to do it on his own - he is so much stronger! He has done his real giggles and they are so adorable. Momma's baby boy is growing up so fast! Happy 4th month Birthday my baby boy! We love you very much.

Mas de Noah (Grabacion)

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-08T08:55:41-07:00

We are OK

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-06-05T23:32:45-07:00

We are doing OK, after Cindy getting sick, I got sick then Noah got sick, he's still with belly aches. We went to the doctor and expect that Noah gets better by Saturday. We haven't been able to do anything because of the weather. It keeps raining, no sun yet. I am curious if there will be any this summer. Anyway, I hope we do. Hello to every one. Please write to us to say hello or at least to know that you are checking our site.

Omar, Cindy and Noah.
www.omcino.com

Nicer weather!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-18T15:03:23-07:00

Finally...some real nice weather! Although right before this nice weather came ...there were some grey and windy days! Shortly after Mother's Day, momma got the flu and cough for two or three days straight...now she's feeling better. However, daddy got sick right after me and little Noah has a few more sneezes than usual but is okay so far. The baby isn't quiet sure what to think of this warm weather and that bright sun! I think he enjoyed it on Saturday as we spent the day just the three of us - we went shopping! And daddy spoiled our son of course! For dinner, daddy made some delicious hamburgers...Yum! Sunday was mostly spent indoors although we stopped by abuelita Lopez' for a little while to store our Christmas boxes. Noah spent some time with abuelita. Family has been resting and we will be trying to pick up our apartment. We have been downstairs mostly as it is 80 degrees plus upstairs. Below is baby Noah out enjoying our weekend!

A great year...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-12T16:05:20-07:00

and looking forward to so many more with my husband...and my little guy! A year ago at this time we had just finished our wedding vows and I'll always have that day in my head. The next memorable day was giving birth to my little Noah! I love you both!

A year ago today...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-12T00:33:14-07:00

I married my best friend, 3 months ago yesterday, my baby boy was born. What else can a guy ask for? not much. I have everything anyone could ever ask for. Thank God for my beautiful family.

¡Feliz dia de las madres!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-10T22:53:25-07:00

Happy Mother's day to all momma's out there! This was my first one and it was sure memorable! First I have the best husband and the most wonderful baby boy that spoiled me with breakfast, a special surprise and a big beautiful bouquet of red roses! I love my man and my little man! I must say that I am a very lucky mom, I could not have asked for a more precious baby! He brings smiles to my face everyday and I cannot even begin to describe the love I have for him. I am grateful for my family and also thankful to my parents for teaching me how to appreciate and love a baby. Happy Mother's day to my momma too! Although we typically celebrate it on the Sunday...so we will see her tomorrow. In the meantime, here are some new pictures of us at abuelito Alvarado's house where there were some delicious tamales!!! YUM!

El fin de semana...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-05T22:51:15-07:00

This weekend was really good, we had a stay at home Saturday with the exception of the evening which we used to go to the Lopez' for dinner. They had Caldo , and with the weather it was perfect. Andrea took some apple turnover it was low in sugar which made it really good, I had it with vanilla ice cream. On Saturday, we got up late and let Noah sleep a little before we went out. We went to the Alvarado's for lunch. And they were surprised how much bigger he's (Noah) getting. We came back home and then I ran to Costco because we were dangerously low in Milk. I still have to get some other groceries today but not as critical. I left my boy asleep today he's been sleeping really well. He only wakes up for night time feedings but doesn't even cry. While I was talking to Andrea on Saturday, she mentioned that I needed to have a "girl" and that she needed to be very needy and cry a lot more, just to get the real baby experience. It makes me feel grateful for my boy being so calm. I hope he turns out that way. I think it helps that we try to help him out and keeping him from getting too angry before we give him what he needs.
Back at work on Monday, just another day at work, was fine. Had lunch at Wild tiger pizza in Westlake Center, Took the bus and came back in about 30 minutes. I came out of work and went to the store at Metropolitan Market to get groceries and had some home made hamburgers with the really good meat from Met-market.

Our first weekend in May...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-04T19:42:52-07:00

...was nice but always too short. Friday was sushi night and Noah was so great as always! Then momma was treated to a tall java chip frappaccino from Starbucks! Mmm! Saturday we spent the evening at the Lopez' after buying bear his really nice REI hiking backpack! Well...actually after Noah's really long nap between...lol. We can't wait to use his backpack...that's if we even get a summer! Today we went to abuelito Alvarado's house for lunch and got back this afternoon. Noah and daddy are napping now and I am going to do some laundry. Please check out the new pictures and keep leaving comments - we enjoy reading them! Gracias!

Grabacion, Recording

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-03T11:41:43-07:00

Direct link/download

Nuestro Bebé sigue creciendo

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-01T21:26:34-07:00

Ya hace tiempo que no escribo nada nuevo. Bueno, nuestro bebé Noah sigue creciendo, hemos estado mirando su ropa que lla no le queda, y lla esta usando ropa de nueve meses. Tambien tuvimos que comprarle una nueva tina de baño por que la que compramos hace 2 meses lla no es adecuada para su tamaño. Sus pies ya llegan a el extremo y saca toda el agua cuando se exita.
Cindy tambien esta bien, y me da mucho gusto mirarla cuando salgo de trabajar, y que tan contenta esta con Noah. Me da mucho gusto mirarla como cuida a mi bebé. Noah se pone bien contento cuando yo llego de trabajar. Lo acuesto en la cama conmigo y leemos juntos o platicamos. Le gusta mucho cuando le platico.
Como dice Cindy en su blog, cada dia que pasa estamos mas anciosos de tener buen clima para poder sacar a nuesto hijo al parque, a caminar en las montañas o inclusive a caminar en la ciudad. Llevarlo a el mercado de el Cenro de la Ciudad. Ahora he estado buscando un remolque de bicicleta para pasear a Noah, tenemos nuestras bicicletas pero no podemos dejar a Noah solo. Este fin de semana vamos a tratar de buscar uno no muy caro.
Voy a tratar de escribir mas en español para la familia pero no se quien nos esta mirando. Si pueden dejarme un mensaje haganlo aqui para saver quien nos visita aqui.

Happy May 1st!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-05-01T07:17:58-07:00

Listening to the birds chirping outside this morning while baby Noah is asleep. It actually seems like a nice spring day outside! We can't wait for nicer weekend weather so that Noah can enjoy the outdoors. Our baby is doing well...keeps getting bigger. We bought a scale to make sure he wasn't losing weight because he seems to have left his formula supplement for the most part. But this is good news! Since his two month checkup just over two weeks ago he has gained at least another pound and half...and appears to us to have grown in length as well. We won't know accurately until his four month checkup in June. We were happy to see he is still gaining despite not drinking hardly anymore formula...it's all breastfeeding now! He is only two and a half months old but seems bigger to us. He is growing up so fast! Well it was his bath night last night....check out the latest pictures.

What's Going On...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-04-24T17:13:55-07:00

Noah is napping right now - he's had a long day...haha! We are both happy that it is almost Friday! Friday means daddy is with us for a few days...all day. Noah is growing more and more everyday...leaving more and more clothes. Momma had fun putting him in his dinosaur outfit from his uncle Victor. Today is his bath night...he still loves the water, however is getting too big for his bathtub! We love every moment with our baby and cherish all of his smiles and conversations with us. We are hoping to get out this weekend, maybe downtown Seattle - it will all depend on the weather!

I love my boy!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-04-22T20:20:33-07:00

We play every day after I get off work, he talks to me, we just chill on the bed.

I'm going to the park!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-04-13T22:14:11-07:00

Video

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-04-13T13:27:30-07:00

This is a video from Flickr

Two Month Checkup

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-04-12T10:57:49-07:00

We took baby Nøah to the clinic on Friday afternoon for his checkup and unfortunately his shots too. He has grown in all categories! Momma was super shocked by his weight! Although daddy wasn't because he won five bucks for having the closest guess to his weight. Nøah is now 24 1/2 inches and weighs 15lbs. 3oz! Doctor says he is very healthy and very alert, all good signs. As for the shots, momma cried of course and baby is still a little cranky this morning. We will take it easy today with him...hopefully try and get outside. It is a beautiful day outside today!

Almost two months!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-04-10T16:57:29-07:00

Baby and momma haven't posted anything in a few weeks....been crazy! Nøah has been fine...momma's the one that got a fever due to an infection. I got antibiotics that were safe for me and the baby and am a lot better now. The baby is getting bigger as you can see by the new pictures we've posted...that's taken some time to do and I only get a few minutes to do this while Noah is asleep or when daddy is here! I don't like leaving him alone while I get on the computer....we like to read, play with his balloon, play on his play mat, take pictures to send to daddy, or do some tummy time (which momma just started doing more of these last few days only). I'll post more tomorrow hopefully after Nøah's two month checkup. Sadly though...he is going in for his shots. :( We'll see how he does...I pray that he does well - I know I'll be crying for sure!

Ohh...and my cousins were in town this week, we've posted new pictures of Noah with them. They leave this evening after being in Seattle for a week. Noah thanks his uncle Jr. and aunties for the new outfits! Keep reading and emailing us!

We love to play together

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-04-03T22:22:21-07:00

We love to play after i get off work.

Great Starts

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-30T23:38:56-07:00

We went to the Great Starts Class reunion, we met all the new babies from all the parents that were there. Most babies were born within 1 month and a few within a week of each other.
Proud parents were talking about their babies and their delivery stories.

To View all the pictures click here

Spring or Winter??

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-28T12:58:54-07:00

This is happening right now in Federal Way...it's really cold outside too. Momma is keeping baby warm though!

Snow in March!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-26T18:11:05-07:00

A couple of pictures of baby Nøah watching his first snow fall. He really enjoyed it.

Noah is getting more active...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-23T22:21:07-07:00

....he discovered playing with his balloon today. It was really cute - he was holding it and moving it around. We had a good family day today...momma, daddy and Nøah.

Live today

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-23T21:01:56-07:00

Live today at 8:00 PM PST

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-23T14:13:39-07:00

We will show some videos online today at 8:00 PM, you can catch the recording later on the "family only" page.

Click here to watch

If you don't have your login and password please contact me.

My boy

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-23T14:00:19-07:00

Sign of curls...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-19T13:53:00-07:00

Our baby is showing more and more signs that his silky black hair will in fact be curly! It's so cute! We already knew it would curl...we just didn't know when or how much...and we still need to see how much it will curl - which may be a few more months. Nøah is doing well...smiling more and reaching out for us more. He really likes his baths...which is great...no crying at all - he's a great baby. Here is a latest picture.

Daddy and Noah

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-18T07:11:34-07:00

Momma captures daddy and son after dinner. How sweet!

Family photo

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-15T22:55:47-07:00

Happy Birthday, Momma!

Momma's Birthday events...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-15T22:24:12-07:00

Today was a great day! Noah and daddy told me to reserve Saturday as they had plans for me. They told me to be ready at a certain time and then they drove me away! I was so surprised when they dropped me off for a break from mommy duties to get a manicure and pedicure with my manicurist since six years ago in Seattle. She actually ran out to the car to see the baby...it was cute. Anyway...it was such a nice and super sweet surprise! I relaxed for a whole hour and then the two men in my life came back to pick me up. Omar then had cake...ice cream cake - YUM...and dinner for me and his family stopped by. It was a really nice day with my family! Thank you my great husband!

One month

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-15T11:27:41-07:00

We are as happy as when we found out Noah was on his way, we have had a few nights without sleep (Cindy mostly), but have had more smiles with him. This week he has been just like always, calm, sleepy, and eats a lot. As Cindy's post tells, he's gained almost 3 pounds from birth, not counting the 1 pound he lost when he came out. Here are some pictures I like.

One month checkup

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-14T16:39:13-07:00

On Thursday afternoon, we went to Noah's one month checkup. It was with a new clinic and doctor, but his doctor is a really nice lady. Noah is doing very well...as mom and dad figured. We were thinking he had probably reached 11lbs...in fact he's almost reached 12lbs! He has gained about a total of 3lbs since being released from the hospital on February 14. He lost almost a whole pound in the first days after he was born...but it was only eleven percent so it wasn't anything startling. He has also grown in length! He is now 22 inches...he was born 21. Both mommy and daddy are happy with their big boy! I love the smiling he is doing when he looks at us.

Happy first month!

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-11T23:14:15-07:00

Happy first month!

One Month Old...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-11T21:21:49-07:00

Noah has reached a milestone today...one month old! It already seems like my baby is growing up so fast! I want to bake him something for his big day...unfortunately I am left with VERY little time to do anything besides feeding him...changing him...and oh yeah - listening to our daily music! He has mastered recognizing both mommy and daddy and following not only us but objects and toys. He sits with us at dinner in his bouncer of course...or sometimes in momma's arms. We are very blessed to have such a wonderful baby boy! He's our angel!

Activities this weekend...

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-09T23:31:11-07:00

On Saturday we went to visit Noah's auntie LIlah (who is only three days older than Noah). She is a cute little girl. Noah spent most of the time sleeping so they didn't get to talk much! After that visit we went to the mall for a little while where we found some things for Noah and his cousin Maya...and momma finally got a java chip frappacinno from Starbucks! It was a really nice treat. When we got back home, Omar's parents stopped by to see the baby. Then tonight (Sunday) we went to Maya's birthday party...she turned four last Saturday but they had a late gathering because they just moved into their new home. Noah is doing well in the car on the way to these places...he likes the ride - but not if he is hungry! Okay..time to go to bed...hopefully!

Fun times

oalvarado7@gmail.com — 2008-03-09T13:43:54-07:00